William G. Greenage, a prominent local farmer and Chairman of the Caroline Soil Conservation District, was born January 7, 1935 in Cheswold, DE to Thomas Greenage and Annabelle Sammons Greenage.

He began his farming career at the age of 13 working with Amish farmers in the Dover, DE area. His family moved to the Preston area in the early 1950's. When his family moved back to Dover, he remained in the Preston area, boarding with the Bailey family and working for C. Brooks Nagel.

In the early 1960's, he began farming on his own. He married Joanne Meredith on January 26, 1963. In 1965, the family moved to Beechwood Farms in Preston, owned by Theodore and Helen Fletcher. He became a member of the Board of Supervisors at the Caroline Soil Conservation District in March of 1975. He was elected as Chairman of the Board on February 21, 1978 and retained that position until the present time. He was also a Director of the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts.

He was very dedicated to agriculture and soil and water conservation and strived to have a solid working relationship with landowners and the many associated programs. One of his many accomplishments during his tenure was organizing the 50th anniversary celebration held in 1991. He was very supportive of the Public Drainage Association in Caroline County and instrumental in obtaining funding for the ditches. He retired from farming in 1999 because of health reasons.